An update on our ESG scores
Templeton Global Macro’s investment experts share their latest update to global ESG scores and profile three countries with improving scores, and two with deteriorating scores.
Neil Cochrane and Wayne Kayler-Thomson: Forging a merger
The chairs of First State Super and VicSuper talk to Investment Magazine about the $120 billion merger underway, industry consolidation and the importance of scale.
Scott Treloar: Skiing in Singapore and how to quantify investor skill
In this second episode, we talk about the shape of the hedge fund industry how to create better systematic allocation to funds using machine learning techniques.
Death of the industry fund?
David Bell says industry funds have a unique opportunity to showcase the value of industry-specific engagement and product features. But beyond insurance arrangements, how much tailored product design exists?
Hedge fund CFM says ignore the news
Investor obsession with news was the hot button topic at Investment Magazine’s Absolute Returns conference where CFM International president Philippe Jordan warned that confusing noise with a true market signal is dangerous.
First State Super hires key executives
First State Super has made two key changes to its leadership team ahead of a merger with VicSuper to create Australia’s second largest profit-to-member super fund, managing $120 billion in retirement savings.
Japanification looms large for asset owners
Evidence suggests that further monetary stimulus will have limited impact and as a result there is a risk that deflation could take hold in some markets, says QIC investment chief, Allison Hill.
John Fawcett: Disrupting the secretive world of quants
I chat with John, the founder of Quantopian, on how he got started in quantitative finance, where he sees the industry evolving and how he created a global community of intrinsically motivated coders to create unique solutions to the greatest intellectual
Nick Wade: Driving from Beijing to Paris and stories in risk modelling
I chat with Nick, Director of Asia Pacific Marketing at Northfield Information Services, about the bubbles we live in socially, philosophically and professionally. Risk modelling has evolved to mirror active management and yet entails residual dogma and s
Volatility index signals further chaos in US credit markets: DiMartino Booth
A former Dallas Federal Reserve Bank adviser warns that a spike in bond market volatility and recent money market chaos could flag a looming credit crisis.
Seamus Collins: Mine Super’s big revamp
A self-proclaimed pragmatist with an investment operations background, Collins views his promotion to chief investment officer as an opportunity to boost returns by generating ‘operational alpha’.
Jim Creighton: Quant in the 90s and the AI reinvention
In this first episode, we talk about everything from the history of quantitative investment, the myths of factor investing to how machine learning can help solve difficult problems in financial markets.
